North Dakota Percent Change in Population 1990—2000

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The state grew by a mere 3,400 people in the 1990s,
or about one-half of 1 percent. Only six counties saw population
growthfour of which were home to North Dakota's larger cities.
Half of the state's counties lost at least 10 percent of their population,
and none of these counties had a city of more than 5,000.

Today, more than half of the counties in North Dakota have populations
under 5,000 peoplethe highest such rate in the country. Of
370 cities, 70 percent lost population during the 1990s, and more
than one-fifth saw their population decline at least 20 percent.